Nicholas Christofilos

Nicholas Christofilos
Nicholas Christofilos
	Nicholas Chrisofilos
Born	16 December 1916; Boston
Died	24 September 1972 (aged 55); Hayward
Alma mater	National Technical University of Athens;
Occupation	Physicist;
Known for	Christofilos effect; Astron; Field-reversed configuration; Ground dipole; Strong focusing; Operation Argus;
Awards	Elliott Cresson Medal (1963); Golden Plate Award (1964);
	Academic career
Institutions	Brookhaven National Laboratory (1953–1956); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1956–1972);

Nicholas Constantine Christofilos (Greek: Νικόλαος Χριστοφίλου; December 16, 1916 – September 24, 1972) was a Greek physicist. The Christofilos effect, a type of electromagnetic shielding, is named after him.

Nicholas Christofilos
Nicholas Chrisofilos
Born	16 December 1916 Boston
Died	24 September 1972 (aged 55) Hayward
Alma mater	National Technical University of Athens
Occupation	Physicist
Known for	Christofilos effect Astron Field-reversed configuration Ground dipole Strong focusing Operation Argus
Awards	Elliott Cresson Medal (1963) Golden Plate Award (1964)
Academic career
Institutions	Brookhaven National Laboratory (1953–1956) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1956–1972)